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Gastro Fest 638 – gallery

Not only is Puerto Peñasco situated in a treasured spot where the desert meets the sea, but rather where culinary adventures continue to spring up to delight everyone’s palette.  Coming off a highly successful grill fest earlier this summer, the local Chef collective Gastro 638 held their second large dining celebration on October 5th, this […]

Taste of otoño! Rocky Point Weekend Rundown

Sponsored this week by Gastro 638 October certainly offers a wealth of activities, tastes, and sounds in Rocky Point. With some of the best weather of the year shuffling in, this month is all about getting out and about for live music, races, runs, anniversaries, fundraising, and food!  Let’s get to it and run down […]

FALL in love with the Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

Sponsored this week by Kilombo Café Fall has begun, blowing in with a quick fury that shut down the port briefly just as shrimp boats were heading out for beginning of the 2019-2020 season. Fall means we begin to usher in some of the best weather of the year, plus throw the gates wide open […]

¡La Diversión! Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

Sponsored this week by La Lotería Cantina & Grill on Blvd. Fremont Notice the flags and colorful banners donning the streets of Puerto Peñaso? That’s right, it’s September, mes patrio (month of the homeland), in honor of Mexico’s Independence!  On the night of September 15th the city comes together to honor the “Grito de Dolores” […]

Save the Dates! Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

Sponsored this week by Las Palomas Beach & Golf Resort  The time has come for us to wrap up the Weekly Rundowns for the Summer….we’ll pick back up again just in time for Labor Day!  Yet, get the calendar out so you can SAVE THE DATE on activities such as beach soccer, the 19th Annual […]

4th of July @ the beach! Rocky Point weekend rundown!

Sponsored by Sonoran Resorts Las Vegas Charity Night – July 6th! How oh how to celebrate the 4th of July? Well, how about trading in parades for toes in the sand on a Mexican beach? Ready yourself for fireworks and carne asada, sparklers and cerveza.  If you’re out on the beach, be sure to look […]

Sand! Sun! Summer! Rocky Point Weekend Rundown

Sponsored this week by The Links at Las Palomas Beach & Golf Resort Here it is, the last week of June. Graduation ceremonies are taking place to and fro across the city, and new paint is going down on main streets right before the Summer crowd rolls in.  Soon, Puerto Peñasco will welcome a fresh […]

¡Hola verano! Rocky Point Weekend Rundown

Sponsored this week by Sonoran Resorts – Las Vegas Night coming up July 6th! In case there were any doubt, Summer actually starts this weekend. Yes, Summer solstice is Friday.  Most schools across Mexico are out and in stark contrast to about a decade ago, Summer is Puerto Peñasco’s busiest season for area resorts! So […]

Pace yourselves. Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

Sponsored this week by Circus Mexicus – celebrating 20 years of RCPM! This week, thousands of music fans will flock to the shores of Puerto Peñasco for the highly-anticipated Circus Mexicus of Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers. This year is particularly noteworthy as it’s been 20 years since RCPM launched its first album Honky Tonk […]

Breathe. Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

Sponsored this week by The Club at Islas del Mar It’s that breather between Memorial Day and Circus Mexicus – the beginning of June – time to catch our breath and get ready to pace ourselves. Temps are hanging in the low 80s and it’s time to run down the weekend, and maybe get in […]

Memorable! Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

Sponsored this week by RCPM Circus Mexicus 2019   It’s almost here! Don’t let the cooler temps fool you! U.S. Memorial Day Weekend is here, along with the unofficial kick-off of summer, even if we only climb into the high 70s and there may be a cloud or two in the sky…remember this when August comes […]

Celebrate! Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

Sponsored this week by Las Palomas Beach & Golf Resort – Happy Anniversary! As May would have it, we are in the thralls of end-of-semester excitement, Memorial Day Weekend around the corner frenzy, complete with RCPM’s Circus Mexicus nipping at our heels.  The weather is fantastic, and the sea is at an inviting temp, so […]

Mother’s Day – Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

Sponsored this week by RCPM Circus Mexicus 2019 ….Just one month to go! This week we celebrate Moms – from Mexico and around the globe – particularly as the big day in Mexico is May 10th  , with celebrations extending to U.S. Mother’s Day on May 12th! 10 de mayo is just as big around […]

5 de mayo Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

Sponsored this week by Las Palomas Beach & Golf Resort Cinco de Mayo weekend in Puerto Peñasco. No, it’s not Mexican Independence Day – but rather, commemorates the Battle of Puebla against the French in 1862. Still, with May filled with several festivities (Labor Day May 1st, Mother’s Day 10 de mayo, Teacher’s Day May […]

Derby, Music, Art & Golf! Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

Sponsored by Las Palomas Beach & Golf Resort Local schools get out this weekend for the two-week stretch encompassing “Semana Santa” (Holy Week).  Yes, this is the time of year where bandas can be heard on nearly every doorstep or under any beach palapa, and come Easter weekend tuba necks stretch over the malecón like […]

Ahhh-pril! Rocky Point Weekend Rundown!

Sponsored this week by The Club @ Islas del Mar You would think with Spring Break ending, Puerto Peñasco would once again be a sleepy fishing village – maybe for a day.  Not so!  As April begins, one look at the calendar shows us there’s plenty to do …and that’s all before Semana Santa!  People […]